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27 gru 2023 · Currently, state law prevents utility shut offs on days where it is hotter than 95 degrees outside, but this new law will change it to where shutoffs can’t happen on days where the heat index goes above 95 degrees, too.
24 lip 2023 · Consumer advocates are calling on utilities across the state–including Ameren Illinois, Commonwealth Edison, Peoples Gas and Nicor Gas–to issue a moratorium on utility shut-offs and offer special assistance to help residents of areas ravaged by extreme summer weather.
24 lip 2024 · SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A new Illinois law will soon protect low-income utility customers from having their service shut off. Electric and gas companies serving more than 500,000 customers...
12 wrz 2024 · Following a top 5 wettest July in Illinois, the tap shut off in August and the first half of September. Most of southern Illinois and parts of northeast and western Illinois have seen less than 2 inches of rain since August 1st, between 2 and 4 inches below normal (Figure 1).
19 cze 2024 · In Illinois, the Citizen’s Utility Board, which worked to pass the state’s updated hot weather utility shutoff moratorium, has a wish list of improvements that spokesman Jim Chilsen described as common sense, including additional funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, a federal program that helps low-income residents pay ...
30 sty 2023 · Chicago-area electricity and gas suppliers are among national leaders in cutting off customers for nonpayment, with the situation a sign of “utility corruption” in Illinois, according to a ...
9 cze 2023 · SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law Friday to ensure utility companies can't shut off your power on the hottest days of the year. This plan could help protect the...
